Life on Cripple Creek: Essays on Living With Multiple Sclerosis

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Summary: What A Great Book by a fantastic lady!
Review: Dean Kramer is a true inspiration to all! A great book I would reccomend it to anyone effected by MS!

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Summary: A wry yet practical look at dealing with reality
Review: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an incurable and often painful disease in which the body's immune system periodically attacks the body itself. Very highly recommended reading, Life On Cripple Creek: Essays On Living With Multiple Sclerosis is a profound, heartfelt, touching memoir by essayist and journalist Dean Kramer of the matter-of-fact daily trials of living with MS. From selecting shoes that don't aggravate MS-based pain, yet don't look like something a geriatric person would wear; to dilemmas in dating; to reacting quickly to the threat of a hornet's nest; the essays comprising Life On Cripple Creek collectively provide the reader with an individual testimony, a moving memoir, and a wry yet practical look at dealing with reality and making the most out of life.

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Summary: So helpful words cannot express
Review: There are no words that can express how this book helped me. I have had MS for over 30 years and so often felt I was the only one who felt like I do. This book was so helpful I have sent one to each of our four grown children so maybe now they will understand why their mom is the way she is. As Dean says in the book & I have heard so often and for so many years, but you look so good. Thank you Dean you have made my life so much more understandable to not only friend's family but also me. I will treasure this book always. Susan

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Summary: A must read for people with MS and those who love them
Review: This book is a collection of essays that you can take in little bites or devour all at once. It's so well written that a writer friend of mine asked to borrow it to model a book she's working on after it!

As for me, I laughed and I cried. I have had MS for a year and I love the reality of this book. It's neither doom and gloom nor is it a sugar coated "Hey, you can do it" kind of book. It's a real life peek into someone's life who is coping with the realities of MS. It is always helpful to know that you're not alone in life's challenges, that we can meet the challenges and triumphs of each new day with humor and honesty. Dean Kramer writes with honesty and openness. I found the book a comfort and wish I had more like it.